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I can see why people found this documentary disturbing. I can also see why people say that this documentary didn’t give us the whole perspective and should have expanded more. But I think this movie did present a narrative of a story that combined a lot of complex and difficult themes. I would recommend this documentary, but of course understanding that some may feel disturbed by the content, and also noting that some may walk away feeling unsatisfied with the extent of the investigation.

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Another exhausting month T_T

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This was a good movie, interesting and unique and intriguing and not what I’d expected. It didn’t hit exactly in the way that I hoped it would as a romance, but I can appreciate the thought and care that was put into this movie and its messages. I recommend it as a comedy-drama movie!

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I listened to this book as read by what seems to be a generated voice on this Youtube playlist. It felt a very comprehensive introduction to the recent history of Palestine and the attitudes of the world towards Arab nations. Definitely give it a read/listen.

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Here we are with the May links

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Pretty cool movie. This movie was part crime movie, part high school teen movie, starring Asian-American students. Unusual stars for this kind of story but it surprisingly made the movie quite enjoyable to me. Perhaps it was because the director and much of the cast and crew were Asian-American themselves, that made the entire setting somewhat believable and immersive to me.

Spoilers.

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As the sequel to Nirvana in Fire, I was disappointed with this drama. While there was scheming and court politics, it was straightforward and simple, and not the nuanced take that I expect from a well-written court political drama.

This was a character journey as opposed to a story that was focused on scheming. Despite that, I found the characters to be lacking. This drama relied on pre-existing tropes established in the original Nirvana in Fire, rather than the characters acting on their own to establish their personalities and relationships.

It’s an okay historical drama, but it’s lacking in comparison to Nirvana in Fire. I only found myself enjoying the drama in the last quarter of the show, in the final story arc.

Spoilers. Also, I wrote this super late so sorry that this is very disorganized!!

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This was a science fiction novel focused on civilizations. Actually, I found a lot of similarities in themes between this novel and that of the Remembrance of Earth’s Past Trilogy (i.e. The Three Body Problem Trilogy) but this novel took a more focused approach. I think this novel would be enjoyed by people who enjoy those themes of big questions regarding civilization.

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Happy April! More busy season awaits us T_T

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This was a documentary about the abuse that occurred on the sets of Nickelodeon kids’ shows. It’d blown up recently and that was how I heard about it. I thought it was a decent documentary that reminded us both of how vulnerable kids are when you put them in positions of employment, and also the importance of tone at the top and top executives in setting an example.

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